Not a single country questioned India's surgical strikes, says PM Modi

Not a single country questioned India's surgical strikes, says PM Modi

After a brief stop in Lisbon, Portugal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in United States in the second leg of his three-nation tour.

India TV News Desk, Washington [Updated:26 Jun 2017, 1:28 AM IST]

PM Modi addresses Indian diaspora in United States

After a brief stop in Lisbon, Portugal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in United States in the second leg of his three-nation tour.

Addressing the Indian diaspora in Washington DC's suburb of Virginia, Modi highlighted the achievements of his government. “The reasons governments have been defeated in India are things like corruption and cheating. People of India do not like corruption. There has not been a single stain of corruption on my government in last 3 years,” he said.

On terrorism, he said that ‘when India was raising the issue of terrorism, many nations were calling it a law and order problem’.

“However, terrorists have explained terrorism to them, so we don't have to. Today, the world is troubled by terrorism. This terrorism is an enemy of mankind,” he said.

On surgical strikes, he said, “When India did surgical strikes the world experienced our power and realized that India practices restrain but can show power when needed. No country questioned India's decision to conduct surgical strikes against terrorism.”

Earlier in the day, Modi today said that India has now emerged as a business-friendly destination and asked CEOs of top US companies to invest in the country.

Modi also said India attracted largest foreign direct investment (FDI) as a result of the NDA government policies in the last three years, during his interaction with a group of CEOs of top 20 American firms.